1 January 2002

£2M Investment Pledged for Cancer Information Systems

UK Health Minister Yvette Cooper has announced a new £2.3m package to invest in information systems to improve cancer monitoring
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20 December 2001

2001: The Year the Money Disappeared

The NHS has stood at the cusp in 2001, its stark failures were laid bare by the Bristol Royal Infirmary
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19 December 2001

Smart Specimen Bag Launched

A new version of the humble pathology specimen bag that can integrate test request information with the electronic patient record
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19 December 2001

IT Needed to Cut Drug Deaths

A new report by the Audit Commission has highlighted the need to invest in IT systems to cut the increasing
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18 December 2001

Fitzpatrick Steps Down From Health Media Group

Tony Fitzpatrick has stepped down as chief executive of Health Media Group PLC, the leading UK online health content firm,
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17 December 2001

Dr Koop Lifecare files for Bankruptcy

Dr. Koop LifeCare Corp, the long-troubled US online health information provider, announced on Sunday that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary
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14 December 2001

US Alliance to Promote Electronic Medical Records

Leading US doctor, hospital and consumer groups have formed the Patient Safety Institute (PSI), a major new collaborative initiative designed
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13 December 2001

Doctors Do Not Make Full Use of Electronic Records

Despite widespread implementation of electronic records, Norwegian doctors tend not to make full use of the functionality available to them
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12 December 2001

Health Information More Popular than Games or Chat

More young people go online to search for health information than to play games, chat or take part in other
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12 December 2001

Gates Says NHS Must Deliver in Digital Age

It’s not every day that you get to see the richest man in the world, and the gawp factor must
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